Fixing and Remotoring a Piko E45 Electric

[@hmhobbies]

Is it 3 am? Yes. Can I not fall asleep? Yes. Should I spend 30 minutes of my time watching KZbin instead of trying to sleep? No. Am I gonna do it anyway? Yes.

[@raymondleggs5508]

1950's locomotive, these early piko's are much rarer than the later ones.

[@gacj2010]

This guy knows so much..I come away feeling like an illiterate after watching his videos...I would be afraid to make the first move

[@Arjay1127]

Nice work! I had a similar issue with an old Hornby A-4 Pacific (Mallard). The original motor would emulate a smoke generator every time power was applied to it, so I did something similar with a CD drive motor. Now it's so quiet that all you can hear going down the rails is the wheels on the track. Since I run DCC, I'm strongly considering adding a sound decoder to it.

[@christophermondone6864]

nice repairr bringing it back to life

[@bluebear6570]

A few bits and bobs of information on this Piko Deutsche Reichsbahn E 45 electric. The model looks more like a class E 44.5 boxcab electric which were employed on the line from Munich to Berchtesgaden until the 1980s. However, the locos were colored in "oxide green", not brown. The Deutsche Reichsbahn class E 45 was an Austrian electric locomotive, which was entered into the Deutsche Reichsbahn when Hitler invaded Austria. These locos stayed their eintire service life in Austria and were put back on the OBB roster after the war. Piko created a number of "foobies" by simply painting the locos in different colors.

[@DarthSantaFe]

Thanks for the info!

[@ivovanzon164]

The reason that info is hard to find is that this was originally sold as an E46. It did loose the light contact spring somewhere in the past, the black screw in the center (6:22) has the remains still attached. These were produced in the late 50's - early 60's

[@DarthSantaFe]

Thanks for the info!

[@vincenttolve9756]

Awesomely good work. You're young, it's not too late to take up surgery.

[@RPModelRailroads]

Extremely well done! Amazing restoration!

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

That's a pretty cool quick release mechanism for the trucks!

[@DarthSantaFe]

Yes, but it’s also kind of frustrating to put back together. :)

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

@@DarthSantaFe yah, that's definitely true, it's better than the ones riveted together lol!

[@kensbackshop6399]

Awesome

[@ethanspaziani1070]

Makes me feel good seeing people fix up stuff like this I used to have to do repairs all the time whenever me and my grandpa had our train set I never could get brand new stuff and the new stuff I did get usually was cheap and faulty and ended up requiring maintenance anyway made quite a few weird Abomination locomotives haha it was great fun though

[@scottfw7169]

First mechanism of that arrangement I've ever seen.

[@dennisfriesland8010]

I've got a whole set of trucks that goes with that and Passenger cars that also goes with that I have no engine for them but I'm looking for one

[@davidrichie9570]

Lord what huge flanges! No code 70 track for this one.

[@robertrusso6539]

Great work on this engine. What is the reason for the sodium bicarbonate on the bronze prior to super glue. I have never seen that before. Enjoy all of your videos!

[@DarthSantaFe]

Thanks! Baking soda can harden super glue almost instantly, and it offers additional rigidity to the glue structure to make it harder to break. The trick can also be used for filling gaps since the hardened material works well with sanding.

[@Arjay1127]

It acts as a binder and adds shear strength to the superglue.

[@robertrusso6539]

@@DarthSantaFe Thank you for the info. Please keep the videos coming. They are great!

[@robertrusso6539]

@@Arjay1127 Thank you also for this great info.

[@boxcarthehusky420]

Have you ever built a Railmaster kit? I've been thinking about getting a Sn3 or Sn42 kit from them but they seem a bit intimidating

[@DarthSantaFe]

I haven’t since they only work in S scale. It looks like you can get them with the chassis pre-assembled.

[@agustinmartinelli4973]

HI, When you were doing the winding, did you have to use some sort of sand paper or a cutter to scrap the wire before soldering?

[@DarthSantaFe]

The green wire’s coating allows soldering without scraping, but I did have to do that when I tried the 36AWG.

[@ladessik]

Super

[@patrav5542]

Made in DDR / East Germany.

[@doublenickelbob]

Just count the loops of wires off of one leg that will tell you

[@pauljohansson288]

That looks like a German loco.

[@DarthSantaFe]

It is a German model, but painted to look like an Austrian prototype.